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endangered

[en-deyn-jerd] / ɛnˈdeɪn dʒərd /
ADJECTIVE
imperiled
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But he remembers doing so quite fondly in “A Gorilla Story,” a memoir of sorts, as well as a status report on the great apes of East Africa, still endangered, always terrifying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The AI boom—and its vast benefits to the global economy—could also be endangered.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

They are now on the red list of endangered birds.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Around the same time, the committee also met to review an exemption application related to water management at the Grayrocks Dam in Wyoming and its effects on endangered whooping cranes downstream in Nebraska.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“Don’t mention those names on the air. I’d be afraid their lives would be endangered, and they were my friends.”

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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